Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit (AP) AP - The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves.
Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top (AP)

In this screen shot, Yahoo Inc.'s 'omg' Web site is shown. (AP Photo/Yahoo Inc.)AP - Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.
Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)

Matt Bergstrom, left, and Emily Hilleren, center, play board games at the Holiday Club during a singles event, Nerds at Heart, in Chicago, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Attendance at the monthly gatherings, where mostly young professionals pay $25 for a drink and a chance to spend the evening clustered around trivia and board games was more than double expectations in April and has stayed high since. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)AP - Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
UK spy chief's family details posted on Facebook (AP) AP - He's the spy who came in from the beach.
BT offers staff time off in exchange for pay cut (AP) AP - Telecoms company BT Group PLC is offering staff a year off work in return for a 75 percent cut in that year's pay.
US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
Media players plot survival at Sun Valley confab (Reuters) Reuters - The global recession, shrinking advertising sales and fears that the Internet could render big media empires obsolete provide an ominous backdrop for executives at this week's Sun Valley conference.
Leaked: Sony Ericsson's Upcoming Android Phone (PC World) PC World - We've known for some time now that Sony Ericsson (SE) is working on a Google Android-based mobile phone, but the company has been keeping mum on details. However, pictures leaked by a Danish site appear to reveal Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone, and it looks like a good one.
Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.
Michael Jackson sales surge expected to last months (Reuters) Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months.
"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters) Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."
IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World) PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.
China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.
British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook (Reuters)

John Sawers, the new head of Britain's spy agency, is pictured in this June 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdalaReuters - The wife of the new head of Britain's spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site Facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said on Sunday.
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.
Firefox 3.5 Can Still Learn From Its Competition (PC World) PC World - While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability.
Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.